Anxiety

A 3-Step Plan For When Anxiety Strikes

Are you working to cure your anxiety, or are you just coping with it? When most people are hit by anxiety, they don’t want to deal with it. They just want to make it “go away” as quickly as possible. Sometimes, that means popping a pill. Other times they try to pretend it’s not happening… Continue reading A 3-Step Plan For When Anxiety Strikes

Biochemistry: The Missing Link In Your Anxiety Therapy

If you’re having problems with anxiety and you go to a therapist for help, you’re likely to talk about your childhood, your self-confidence and the problems you’re experiencing in your everyday life. Your therapist will probably teach you some healthy ways to cope with your anxiety. They’ll give you some strategies for letting go of… Continue reading Biochemistry: The Missing Link In Your Anxiety Therapy

Beating Anxiety With Self-Talk: A Cheat-Sheet

Think back to the last time you were anxious. Do you remember the conversation you were having with yourself before the anxiety hit? Probably not. Most likely, you can only remember how you felt. The fear. The panic. The worry. And that’s normal. We can get so overwhelmed by the feelings that anxiety brings on… Continue reading Beating Anxiety With Self-Talk: A Cheat-Sheet

Self-Compassion: The Foundation of Healing Anxiety

If you’ve ever struggled to get control of your anxiety, you know it can feel like a massively huge, impossible mountain to climb. Because to really heal anxiety, you have to identify and address not only its root cause, but any other factors that contribute to your cycles of worry and panic. I recently wrote… Continue reading Self-Compassion: The Foundation of Healing Anxiety

Anxiety Meds Won’t Solve Your Problems. Here’s What Will.

Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the United States. If you suffer from anxiety, you’re one of over 42 million people with an anxiety disorder in the US. And that’s only those that have been diagnosed. So many more experience the symptoms of anxiety—insomnia, digestive issues, feelings of panic or dread, even OCD… Continue reading Anxiety Meds Won’t Solve Your Problems. Here’s What Will.